57th United States Congress


The 57th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1901, to March 4, 1903, during the final six months of U.S. President William McKinley's presidency, and the first year and a half of the first administration of his successor, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eleventh Census of the United States in 1890. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Major events

Senate

Leadership

Senate

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senate

At this time, Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. The Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, precede the names in the list below. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1904; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1906; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1902.

[List of [United States Senators from Alabama|Alabama]]

[List of [United States Representatives from Alabama|Alabama]]

Changes in Membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

Note:Delaware's Class 1 Senate seat remained vacant for entire Congress due to the legislature's failure to elect.
State
VacatorReason for vacancySubsequentDate of successor's installation
Montana
VacantSenator William A. Clark vacated his seat during previous congress.
Successor was elected March 7, 1901.		Paris Gibson March 7, 1901
Delaware
VacantLegislature failed to elect to fill vacancy in term.
Successor was elected March 2, 1903.		L. Heisler Ball March 2, 1903
Delaware
VacantLegislature failed to elect to fill vacancy in term.
Successor was elected March 2, 1903.		J. Frank Allee March 2, 1903
Nebraska
VacantLegislature failed to elect to fill vacancy in term.
Successor was elected March 28, 1901.		Joseph Millard March 28, 1901
Nebraska
William V. Allen Interim appointee did not run to finish the term.
Successor was elected March 28, 1901.
Successor delayed taking seat until December 2, 1901, after resigning as Governor of Nebraska on May 1, 1901, but his service began on the date of his election, March 28, 1901.		Charles H. Dietrich December 2, 1901
South Dakota
James H. Kyle Died July 1, 1901.
Successor was appointed July 11, 1901, to continue the term and subsequently elected January 20, 1903, to finish the term.		Alfred B. Kittredge July 11, 1901
New Jersey
William J. Sewell Died December 27, 1901.
Successor was elected.		John F. Dryden January 29, 1902
Michigan
James McMillan Died August 10, 1902.
Successor was appointed September 27, 1902, to continue the term and subsequently elected December 7, 1902, to finish the term..		Russell A. Alger September 27, 1902

House of Representatives

Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link, in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.

Senate

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